The first name Bertha

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About the first name Bertha

Meaning

The name Bertha is a form related to Berthe and shares its traditional meaning: “bright” or “illustrious”.

Historical origin

Bertha belongs to the same name family as Berthe. The name Berthe comes from the Germanic element beraht “bright, famous,” used alone or in compound names.

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In archival records, Bertha may coexist with Berthe or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ber-tabɜθə

Frequency of the first name Bertha by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Bertha by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BerthaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Bertha in baptisms by year.5037251201795182318511879190719351795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1845–1849 3 baptisms1860–1864 4 baptisms1875–1879 4 baptisms1880–1884 5 baptisms1885–1889 18 baptisms1890–1894 36 baptisms1895–1899 20 baptisms1900–1904 24 baptisms1905–1909 12 baptisms1910–1914 7 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 5 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms

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